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for the above information, also informs me that at Magdalen, 
8 miles up the river Ouse from Lynn, is a sharp bend in the 
river known as “ Blubberhouse Point,” but as to the origin 
of the appellation nothing now is known. 
I doubt not there are many other such interesting relics 
which I have not seen but of which I should be glad to be 
informed. 
V. 
THE CLASSIFICATION OF NORFOLK FLINT 
IMPLEMENTS. 
By W. G. Clarke. 
Read 30 th January, 1906. 
When examining a large collection of the flint implements and 
weapons of prehistoric man, it is obvious that they represent, 
from the roughest to the most highly finished, successive stages 
in the development of mankind. Differences of design, chip- 
ping, and patination, denote varying degrees of antiquity, for 
perfection in the art of chipping flint was only attained by 
the labours of an extremely lengthy period. From the 
commencement of the study of prehistoric archaeology until 
a few years ago, the division into Paleolithic and Neolithic 
stages of culture sufficed for all purposes. In Belgium, 
France, and the Thames Valley, the graveD yielding Paleolithic 
implements have been elaborately classified, and efforts are 
now being made similarly to divide the implements of the 
Neolithic age, though as they are all found on the surface, 
the difficulties are greater, for no assistance in determining 
